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Welcome to your go-to resource for building practical AI knowledge. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your skills, this curated vault features handpicked, high-value, free learning resources, organized by level and topic. Each resource includes a quick description, estimated time commitment, and why it’s worth your time.

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AI For Everyone (~ 7 hours)

DeepLearning.AI

Andrew Ng shares a non-technical introduction to AI concepts and applications for professionals on Coursera

Intro to LLMs (~7 hours)

Andrej Karpathy

Easy to understand overview of LLMs with practical applications on YouTube

Cognitive Classes (Variable)

IBM Skills

A collection of AI courses from IBM on topics like ML, DL, and AI ethics

Practical Deep Learning for Coders (~20 hours)

Fast.AI

Hands-on deep learning course using notebooks, updated for 2024. Needs familiarity with Python

Elements of AI (~15 hours)

University of Helsinki & Reaktor

Introductory, interactive courses teaching at fundamental and intermediate level with quizzes

Generative AI for Beginners (Variable)

Microsoft Learn

A beginner-friendly video series covering core GenAI concepts and use cases based on Microsoft tools

Introduction to Generative AI (~8 hours)

Google Skills

Overview of Generative AI on Google Cloud and Vertex AI

OpenAI Academy (Variable)

OpenAI

Broad variety of community generated content to promote AI Literacy

Hour of AI

CSforAll

Targeted for K-12 students with easy to consume hands-on modules

AI Skills Coalition

AI For Good

Bridging global skills gap on GenAI with a focus on inclusivity and sustainability – earn certificates!

NIST AI RMF Playbook

NIST

Bridging global skills gap on GenAI with a focus on inclusivity and sustainability – earn certificates!

AI Fluency (~4 hours)

Anthropic

Learn to collaborate with AI systems effectively, efficiently, ethically, and safely

Open Learning (MIT)

MIT

A variety of free courses on AI with a technical bent and rigor

ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers

DeepLearning.AI + OpenAI

Practical prompting patterns and workflows, including summarizing, inferring, transforming and expanding

HuggingFace LLM Course

HuggingFace

LLM and NLP fundamentals using the Hugging Face ecosystem, plus practical tooling orientation

Machine Learning Crash Course

Google Cloud

Practical prompting patterns and workflows, including summarizing, inferring, transforming and expanding

Last reviewed: Mar 2026